Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | School performance

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

62%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

30%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1260.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,688

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

62%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

30%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1260.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,688

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

62%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

30%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1260.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,688

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 11/02/2015

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Durham Johnston Comprehensive School · Secondary with sixth form · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

79%

-1pp

80%78%75%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 79%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

62%

-5pp

68%65%62%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 62%

Attainment 8

55.2

-1.5

57.456.255.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 55.2

EBacc entry

30%

+2pp

39%33%26%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 30%

EBacc APS

1260.2

-23.7

1315.91233.31150.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1260.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

39.7

-1.8

44.542.139.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 39.7

A-level value added

+0.12

-0.2

+0.4+0.3+0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

27%

-4pp

42%34%27%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27%

Average A-level grade

B+B+B

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,688

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Crossgate Moor, Durham, DH1 4SU

Local authority

County Durham

Website

www.durhamjohnston.org.uk

Telephone

01913843887

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	79%	62%	55.2	Not applicable	30%	1260.2	42%	1,688
2023/24	80%	68%	56.7	+0.18	28%	1283.9	37%	1,689
2022/23	75%	63%	55.1	+0.26	26%	1261.9	33%	1,673
2021/22	79%	65%	57.4	+0.15	31%	1315.9	43%	1,691
2018/19	78%	64%	55.9	+0.18	39%	1150.8	46%	1,640
2017/18	85%	66%	56.9	+0.28	43%	1183.2	51%	1,601
2016/17	76%	58%	52.8	-0.01	39%	—	49%	1,601

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	39.7	B	+0.12	27%	187
2023/24	41.5	B	+0.27	31%	168
2022/23	40.2	B	—	27%	174
2021/22	44.5	B+	—	36%	200
2018/19	42.4	B+	+0.31	42%	170
2017/18	40.7	B	+0.25	32%	178
2016/17	40.9	B	+0.39	34%	181

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,688	17.8	9%	15%	16%	7%	16%
2023/24	1,689	17.1	9%	15%	15%	7%	16%
2022/23	1,673	16.7	11%	12%	17%	7%	18%
2021/22	1,691	17.7	6%	10%	17%	8%	23%
2020/21	1,691	18.2	2%	6%	13%	—	—
2018/19	1,640	17.7	2%	5%	16%	5%	11%
2017/18	1,601	17.6	4%	4%	16%	5%	10%
2016/17	1,601	17.8	6%	4%	18%	4%	9%